Then I tried this one!
mmmmmm it looks a bit bashed up I wouldn't have it my bedroom or any other room for that matter lol
Been dragged behins a ttruck I think! lol
I had a hard time painting over the brown with the white and now it looks a bit think maybe Im using the wrong paint!
I think it looks great! Maybe some little flowers would dress it up?
ReplyDeleteDo the doors open? If so, please share how to attach them! :)
Deni, try staining and then painting. If you do it that way, It is much easier to get the effect that you are looking for. Medium to dark stain and then the light color paint. It looks more like real wood that the paint has worn off of that way. Just be sure that the stain is all the way dry before you paint. Also, sand off where there would be usage. More along the edges of the piece. I hope that this helps.
ReplyDeleteOkies will do, thank you, Casey
ReplyDeleteI need all the help I can get!
I have to build another room now to house all these shabby things won't I
Oh dear more projects lol
yep the doors open I painted brown in there too well the old wardrobes were brown inside the ones I can remember
ReplyDeleteI will put in some wallpaper inside I think later
the doors mmm let me see...they are using a pin
like the dollhouse doors do!
Way to go Deni, all three look great! No mistakes in shabby eh? If you aren't happy just smear some white over the "too shabby" bits and rub it in with your finger.
ReplyDeleteHa ha! Susan you seem to have all the tricks now, I will try to do that with the cupboard on the front I scraped too much off! lol
ReplyDeleteJust a thought, a nice option for 'shabby' is to paint first with a coloured 'undercoat', then a couple of coats of the white. Sand ever so gently in some places and you'll get the undercoat coming thru, and then in others - the wear edges particularly - sand a bit harder and you get the wood showing thru. Also instead of paint and sand you could paint then rub a little vaseline (or some other waterproof gel) on the parts you want NOT to take the white. Also I think it's important to think about just where you are going to sand the top coat, just think about where this piece of furniture would be exposed to wear, ie, edges of doors, chair seats and backs, etc, and sand those parts to create the 'used' look. Great thing is that any shabby project that isn't to your liking can easily be repainted and just started over :) Have fun!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your Hints Norma
ReplyDeleteHelps me a lot!